Gel-Pro Specifications

Image Processing Solutions provides fully integrated image analysis solutions that are fast, accurate and reliable. Our premier vendor is Media Cybernetics. Their products provide sophisticated, yet easy-to-use solutions for the control and automation of image acquisition devices and image analysis. Designed for researchers, scientists, lab technicians, engineers, quality assurance and research and development specialists, these products give you easier, faster, and more accurate ways to visualize, collect, and analyze your images.

Gel-Pro^® Analyzer increases laboratory productivity and efficiency by eliminating the time consuming steps involved in manually analyzing Southern, Northern, and Western blots, dot and slot blots, and quantitative PCR. Gel-Pro was jointly designed by Media Cybernetics and molecular biologists for intuitive, easy-to-use analysis without compromising the features necessary to achieve meaningful results.

With Gel-Pro's image processing algorithms, results are often ready with the touch of just one button, eliminating the tedious trail of multiple mouse clicks necessary with other software packages. Images of wet gels, dry gels, photos, or gels on film can be acquired and analyzed automatically with Gel-Pro software.

Major Features

	Understandable user interface based on actual laboratory protocols and terminology
	Automatic identification of lanes and bands in an image
	Analysis correction for irregular gels
	Experiment recording and replay with easy-to-use macro tools
	Output experiment results from Gel-Pro straight to MS Excel or other DDE supported applications
	Experiment library and laboratory notes management features ease experiment record keeping
	Complete hard copy documentation and includes on-line help
	One year of Maintenance, providing full technical support and more, is included with Gel-Pro!

Image Database

The image database allows easy and efficient capture, storage, and retrieval of images and includes the following features:

	Allows users to view thumbnails of images
	Saves extensive information with each thumbnail
	Provides user customizable fields for image information
	Can organize and search thumbnails by any database criteria
	Compatible with MS Access databases
	Includes macro support, compatible with Gel-Pro macro creation utilities
	Vast Image and Data File Format Support
	Read and write files in TIFF, HPP, BMP, CUT, EPS, JPG, Photo CD, PCT, PCX, TGA, and FLAT (Binary)
	Convert files to and from all the above formats
	Supports 1, 8, 12, 16, 24, and 32 bit floating point images
	JPEG, LZW, RLE compression supported
	Batch convert files
	Output data files to ASCII, WK1, or XLS as input for spreadsheets
	Transfer images, data graphs, and data files via DDE or Clipboard

New and Improved Features

Gel-Pro Analyzer Version 3.1 for Windows

	Improved automatic lane finding with more adjustment parameters available
	Multiple standard lanes and automatic slant detection
	Improved automatic Dot/Slot Blot module
	Improved handling of large gels and images
	Saturation warning for overexposed images during capture
	32-bit support for Win 95 and Win NT
	Improved database module
	Internet support: Email or use FTP to transfer images directly from Gel-Pro
	Report generator for formatted reports
	12- and 16-bit image and scanner support
	Binning of dot/blot array data with statistical and quantitative analysis

System Requirements

	80486 CPU (or better), running at 33 MHz or higher
	MS Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0
	16 Mbytes RAM
	VGA (or better) resolution display device
	Windows compatible mouse, keyboard, and CD-ROM drive